Editing Jules Bonnot (section)

== Early life ==
[[File:Bonot(família).png|thumb|Bonnot and his family]]
Jules Bonnot was born on 14 October 1876 in [[Pont-de-Roide]], France, a small commune in eastern France. His father labored as a smelter at a factory close to his childhood home. His father also struggled with alcoholism. When he was five years old, his mother died, leaving his grandmother to raise him throughout his entire childhood. In school, Bonnot was very intelligent; however, he lacked work ethic and was described as "lazy" and "insolent" by one of his teachers. When Bonnot reached his adolescence, his father remarried. Bonnot's early life took a turn for the worse when his brother Justin drowned himself in the waters of a nearby river due to heartbreak.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Merriman |first=John M. |url=https://www.worldcat.org/title/on1004671291 |title=Ballad of the anarchist bandits: the crime spree that gripped Belle Époque Paris |date=2017 |publisher=Nation Books |isbn=978-1-56858-988-6 |edition=First |location=New York |oclc=on1004671291}}</ref> As he got older, Bonnot developed a short temper and got in several fights at a local bar when he would go out into town. He even spent several days in prison after severely beating another person. Like his father, he also worked in a local factory but was promptly let go after robbing from the worksite, so he left for the town of [[Nancy, France|Nancy]], France in search of employment. When he was residing there, he was placed in jail for a period of three months after striking a members of the local police. As a result, Bonnot's father ceased all communication with him for he had disappointed him.<ref name=":1">{{Cite book |last=Parry |first=Richard |title=The Bonnot gang |date=1987 |publisher=Rebel Press |others=Paul Avrich Collection (Library of Congress) |isbn=978-0-946061-04-4 |location=London}}</ref>

At the age of twenty-one, Bonnot was conscripted into the French army for a mandatory three years. He served in the 133rd Line regiment that was stationed near [[Lyon]], France. During his time serving, Bonnot behaved himself and gained experience with the intricacies of the motor vehicles within the unit. When he finished his three years, he became engaged to a seamstress from [[Vouvray]], France in 1900, named [[Sophie Burdet]]. They were married in August 1901, and they left to [[Bellegarde, Gard|Bellegrade]], France where Bonnot was employed at another factory. As a theme that was common in Bonnot's life, more tragic events unfolded. Bonnot's wife, Sophie, gave birth to a daughter in 1902 that only lived for four days. At the same time, Bonnot bounced around three different jobs but was fired for being violent and unruly towards his superiors. In 1903, Sophie gave birth to a son, who they named Justin after Bonnot's late brother. Later in 1903, when Bonnot contracted a case of tuberculosis, his wife Sophie left him to live in [[Dijon]], France with a lover. Despite his calls for the custody of their son, Sophie refused every attempt and ceased all communication.<ref name=":1" />